12-letter words containing n, o, r, e, a, d
- pseudorandom — noting or pertaining to random numbers generated by a definite computational process to satisfy a statistical test.
- pteridomania — an excessive enthusiasm for ferns
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- quinacridone — Any of a group of synthetic organic compounds whose molecules contain three benzene and two pyridine rings arranged alternately. They include a number of red to violet pigments.
- radar beacon — a radar device at a fixed location that, on receiving a radar signal, automatically transmits a particular radar signal in reply, identifying itself and enabling navigators of ships and aircraft to determine their distance and direction from it.
- radar sensor — a sensor on equipment used in radar, a method for detecting the position and velocity of a distant object
- radio beacon — a radio station that sends a characteristic signal so as to enable ships or airplanes to determine their position or bearing by means of a radio compass.
- radioelement — a radioactive element.
- radiolucency — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- radionuclide — a radioactive nuclide.
- ragged robin — a plant, Lychnis flos-cuculi, of the pink family, having pink or white flowers with dissected petals.
- railroad pen — a ruling pen for drawing two parallel lines.
- random error — an error that has a random distribution and can be attributed to chance.
- ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
- re-admission — the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted by permission, by provision or existence of pecuniary means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country.
- read up (on) — to become well informed (about) by reading
- readaptation — the act of adapting.
- reading book — a book for people who are learning to read, to help them become accustomed to looking at and understanding written words
- reading room — a room set aside for reading, as in a library or club.
- rear-mounted — (of an engine, etc) fitted at the back of a vehicle
- red kangaroo — a large Australian kangaroo, Macropus rufus, the male of which has a reddish coat
- red nose day — a fund-raising day on behalf of the British charity organization Comic Relief, which culminates in a live telethon on BBC One
- redecoration — something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment: The gymnasium was adorned with posters and crepe-paper decorations for the dance.
- rededication — the act of dedicating.
- redelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- refoundation — an act of refounding
- renegotiated — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
- reordination — a second ordination.
- respondentia — a loan upon a ship's cargo, which is repaid with interest if the ship reaches its destination, and if the ship does not, the loan is not repaid
- revalidation — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
- rhode island — US state
- rhodomontade — rodomontade
- road manager — The road manager of someone such as a singer or sports player is the person who organizes their travel and other arrangements during a tour.
- rock and rye — a bottled drink made with rye whiskey, rock candy, and fruit.
- rodomontader — a person who boasts or brags
- roman candle — a firework consisting of a tube that sends out a shower of sparks and a succession of balls of fire.
- romanticized — interpreted according to romantic precepts
- rose diamond — a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges which form a convex face pointed at the top
- rouge dragon — a pursuivant at the English college of arms
- san bernardo — a city in central Chile, S of Santiago.
- san fernando — a city in E Argentina, near Buenos Aires.
- sandbox tree — a tropical American tree, Hura crepitans, of the spurge family, bearing a furrowed, roundish fruit about the size of an orange that when ripe and dry bursts with a sharp report and scatters the seeds.
- sarcoadenoma — adenosarcoma.
- screw around — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- second grade — school year: age 7-8
- semi-dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
- serial bonds — Serial bonds are bonds that are issued at the same time but have staggered maturity dates.
- shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- short-handed — not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc.
- shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.